Bangladesh's Tawhid Hridoy on their disappointing ICC T20 Cricket World Cup defeat to South Africa. Chasing South Africa's low total of 113/6, Bangladesh fell 4 runs short finishing on 109 for 7
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00:00As with Pakistan, yesterday your team couldn't seem to get it over the line.
00:04Would you say that is something that is a problem for your team, getting over the line?
00:09Actually, here we all know this is a bit tricky wicket here.
00:15So I think every match will be the lowest scoring.
00:23I think we have to adapt the situation quickly as far as possible.
00:26What about the wicket?
00:28Oh, it's a bit tricky.
00:32You saw the last couple of matches here.
00:35Every match was the lowest scoring match.
00:37So we have to adapt.
00:45You must have seen yesterday's match.
00:48Again, yesterday Pakistan were going to run a ball and suddenly it became difficult.
00:53So did you have a thought that you need to get ahead of the chase
00:57and bring it down to less than a run of ball as soon as you can?
01:00Actually, we had very much confidence to score.
01:04From that position, I should have finished the match.
01:07It's difficult for new batsmen to go and adjust the condition.
01:12So in that position, I should have finished the match.
01:17And having batted on that pitch, what is the best way to score at a decent rate?
01:22I mean, do you need to innovate and play into reverse whips or something?
01:27Take singles.
01:30Here, the outfield is also slow.
01:32So I think if we show the intent in batting point of view, it will be better.
01:38Because if you saw the last couple of matches here, always low scoring.
01:43And I think it's a bit challenging for batsmen.
01:48Every batsman is struggling here.
01:50So I think we'll overcome.
01:54There was this LBW appeal which was given out, but the ball had gone for four-legged buys,
02:00which you got through DRS.
02:02But what do you feel about that certain playing condition where you don't get those runs?
02:07Actually, to be honest, that wasn't a good call.
02:10Good call for us is a tight match.
02:13So I think in my point of view, Ampere gave the out.
02:21But it's a bit hard for us, because those four runs could change the match scenario.
02:30So I think I don't have to say anything about that.
02:39After a lot of thought and brainstorming, Bangladesh management seems to have brought
02:45Tanjim Shaqib in place of Saifuddin.
02:51Do you think has the mood paid off for you?
02:55Has it clicked?
02:56Yeah, we all know Shaqib is very much capable.
03:01So we trust him.
03:03And also, last couple of months, couple of matches, he bowled really well.
03:07And he's very clear-minded.
03:09And today also, he bowled really well.
03:11He changed the match.
03:12And yeah, that was a good decision for us.
03:42What was your approach to batting?
03:46When I bat, my target is to bat with intent.
03:52Instead of running, I have a plan of how to run.
03:55The situation is what it is.
03:57Sometimes I'll face a tough situation.
03:59I'll try to execute the match as the demand demands.
04:03And if you look at this wicket, a lot of big batsmen can't run.
04:08Or they're not running.
04:09Or the strike rate is too high.
04:11I don't see anyone like that here.
04:13So this wicket is a totally different wicket.
04:15So the way we batted here, the start was good.
04:20The middle part was good too.
04:21We just couldn't finish it.
04:22I think if I played or I finished the game, the scenario would have been different.
04:30Rida, regarding the leg bite, I have a question in Bengali.
04:35It's okay to make an umpiring decision.
04:36It happens a lot.
04:37Umpires make mistakes.
04:38But why is the rule unfair?
04:41ICC and MCC make rules and they make mistakes.
04:43But if you make an umpiring decision and the umpire goes out, is it okay to get the leg bite?
04:50That's the question.
04:51Do you think the rule is unfair?
04:53I don't know what the ICC rules are.
04:56But those four runs were very important for us.
05:02I think the umpire can make a call and the umpire can make a call.
05:06They can make mistakes too.
05:07But we had two more wide runs and they didn't give us a wide run.
05:10So in a game like this, where the run is low-scoring, one or two runs are a big factor.
05:17So I think those four runs or two wide runs were a close call.
05:21And I had another umpire's call.
05:24So I think there are a lot of places where we can improve.
05:29And we don't have control over what the ICC rules are.
05:32So I think that's what happened.
05:36Before you came in, Shanto and Sakib went out to pull the Norkia.
05:42If you want to play a player from South Africa carefully, it's Norkia.
05:48The way he plays, the form he has, the pace.
05:52It would have been better if the captain said it, but since you came as a representative of the team,
05:57how do you see and explain those two shots?
06:00I think it was a very good shot.
06:03Because most of the balls are in the back of the plane.
06:06So when they run, they have to use the pace.
06:12So the execution wasn't good today.
06:15So I think when he faces us next time, he'll be out today and it'll be a 6 or a 4, inshallah.
06:20We know that the AUK doesn't run a lot.
06:27That's why we weren't able to chase a run today.
06:29If we go back to our betting, we were in a situation where we had to win the match.
06:37My question is, these two matches don't match your betting at all.
06:41Your betting was completely different, that you could have run.
06:44In those two matches, you were top of the score.
06:46If two best men like you had come in, you could have won the match today.
06:49My question is, where you're playing, Ardhunan is not playing.
06:52What's the reason?
06:53And secondly, with this betting line, we don't have a real super hit.
06:58I don't think we're a super hit team.
07:01We're a team that plays like a finalist.
07:03I believe that.
07:04That's what I believe.
07:06The question you asked, the batsmen aren't running.
07:08And if you look at all the teams, they don't run in every match.
07:12One, two, three people play.
07:14T20 is a shorter format.
07:15Eleven people don't play here.
07:16Two or three people play.
07:17So I think the day two or three people play, that's the day they'll stop playing.
07:22That's my personal opinion.
07:25My batsmen aren't running.
07:27Inshallah, they'll run in the upcoming matches.
07:30And hopefully, we'll overcome very quickly, Inshallah.
07:34Okay, last two questions.
07:36Ridhoy, where do you think we lost the match?
07:39After Sakip's out and Shantan's out.
07:41Why did we lose the match?
07:44We lost the match because I was out.
07:47If I had finished the game there, I wouldn't have lost the match.
07:51They were out a long time ago.
07:52I was there until the end.
07:54So I think if I had won today's match, I would have been out.
08:00That's it.
08:03Ridhoy, I have two questions for you.
08:05First, do you think you can lose today's match?
08:09I'll ask the next question.
08:10Say it louder.
08:11Do you think you can lose today's match?
08:14No, I don't think I can lose today's match.
08:16If I had finished the game, the scenario would have been different.
08:21But it's okay.
08:26I have a lot to learn from this.
08:28I'll try to learn as much as I can from today's mistakes.
08:33And Inshallah, we'll overcome from here.
08:35The next question is about Tanjim Hassan Sakip's bowling.
08:38You said it was extraordinary.
08:39We all know that he bowled very well.
08:41He started the game very well.
08:45We were watching him closely for our team.
08:48I think every team's bowler is dominating.
08:52And every bowler in our team bowled very well in the last match.
08:55He bowled very well today as well.
08:57We have to improve in certain areas.
09:02I hope we can improve in those areas in the next match, Inshallah.